Footwear.



FOOTWEAR. APPLmAloN H110 1AN.22,1912. RENEwEn Aue.11.1916.

1,205,579. Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

Wmme@ f CHARLES stanze, for nocnns'rnnnnw YORK, Ass'reivon or ONE-HALF'rojrrrz nenni? BYER, 0F ROCHESTER, NEW YORK,

FOOTWEAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov.y 21', 1916.

Application tiled January 22, 1912, Serial No. 672,575. Renewed August1i, 1%16. Serial No. 114,467.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES S'REB', of Rochester, in the county ofMonroe and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Footwear, which improvement is fully set forth in the :followingspecication and shown in the accompanying drawings.

.y The present invention relates to foot-wear and more particularlyftothe type having metal soles so formed that moisture is excluded from theinterior of the foot-wear, and an object of this invention is to,provideI a' construction in which the upper is so connected to the solethat the seam between the said parts sheds water. y

Another yobject of the invention is to pro# vide a heel which is formedse arately from the main sole of foot-wear o this type in4 orderl thatinternal fillers may be dispensed with and the wear o n the sheet metalsole reduced to a minimum, thus prolonging the life of the'foot-ivear.

Still another object of the 'invention is to provide foot-wear of thistype with a re movable sole to the end that one set of tools may beemployed for making the foot-wear, while each individual may have soleswhich will correspond to his needs, some requiring rubber or leathersoles, others requiringV calked soles, andy still others plain metalsoles. t To these and other ends the invention con- 1 sists in certainparts and combination of parts all of which will be hereinafterdescribed, the novel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

' In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side view of a shoe constructed inaccordance with this invention; Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the shoe;Fig. 3 is a section on the line a-a Fig. 2; Fig. 4f is a detailperspective view of themheel; Figf is a detail viewof the mainsole withthe supplemental sole and heel removed; and Fig. 6 is a detail Viewvshowing the ealked supplemental sole.

In carrying out this invention, there is provided an upper 1 of anysuitable con struction, and a main sole which preferably is made ofsheetmetal such as aluminum, being provided with the surrounding uptiirnedflange 3. The 'upper is preferably connected to the exterior of thisflanoe so that such upper projects beyond the ange and in this way,sheds water or other 'liquid falling on the footwear. In this-instance,the connection between the flange is formed' by bending the upper edgeofthe flange outwardly and downwardly Aas at 4 and turning the loweredge of the lupper in-` wardly and upwardly, as shown at 5, the"upwardly extending portion being clamped vated position by a heel whichYis formed separately from thev main sole, This heel may be detachable inorder that it-may be replaced, when worn out, by a new one or have a'heel of another type substituted therefor. In the present embodiment, tosecure the heel in place, the main sole 2 is provided at the base of itsflange 3 with a guidein the form of a rib (i which extends around'I therear end ofthe sole and along opposite sides thereof, this rib beingpreferably formed by pressing outwardly the metal of the flange 3 lCopprating with. the rib 6 is a guide on the heel comprising, in thisinstance, a` grooved flange 7 formed by turning all of the edges of theplate 8 upspend with the requirements of the user of the foot-wear. Theheel is fitted to the main sole 'by a forward sliding movement and isheld in position in any suitable manner but preferably connected withthe removable.

supplemental sole as willi loel` hereinafter described. l

The under side of the inaih forward end thereof, is curved on an arewhich facilitatesV the attachment and detachment of a supplemental sole.The features of construction of the detachable heel are alsoeinbodied inthis sole.- The flange 3 is provided at its base with a rib 10 struck upfrom the metal of the flange, said rib extending around the front end ofthe sole and also along the sides thereof substantially to the middle ofthe foot-Wear. Those pon' tions of the.rib or guide 10 arranged along`the sides of the foot-wear are struck on an are which has a/commoncenter with the mental sole.

curve of the under side of the main sole so as to be concentric withsaid sole curve. This arrangement, of course, facilitates the removaland the attachment of the supple- The supplemental sole may also beformed of a sheet of metal, such as aluminum, which has its front andside ed" es turned upwardly to provide a grooved guide 12 for coperationwith the guide 10. To the under side of this attaching member, a wearingmember 13 is secured and may be in the form of leather, rubber, metal orother suitable material, being in this instance in the form of leatherstitched to the attaching plate 11 as at 14.

For holding the supplemental sole and the heel upon the main sole 2, thesupplemental sole may be provided withV a rearward ex tension 15 and theheel may be provided with a forward extension 16. These extensions areconnected, the formerbeing provided with a slot 17 andthe latter havinga pivoted turning latch 18 adapted to be passed through the slot andturned to hold the parts together. As the supplemental sole and the heelconnect with the main sole by sliding movements in opposite directions,they are. by reason of the connection uniting them, held againstaccidental removal from the main sole. As shown in Fig. 6, the sheetmetal plates 8 or 11 may carry` wearing portions in the form of studs orcalks 19.

rl`o protect the foot of the wearer against contact with theupturnedflange of the main sole, there may be provided a covering in the form offelt or cloth 20, the latter being secured in place by a Lthinpiece ofysheet material which extends into the seam as shown in Fig. 3, andpassesfabove the upper edge of lthe flange 3. An inner sole 22 of fi ior other suitable material may be emp.ij/ed vfor protecting the footagainst the metallic insole 2. f

Foot-wear of this type can be employed in any place where there is aniexcess of water or moisture. It is particularly advantageous forfarmers4 and in establishments such as ice cream plants, 4tanning fac-Tories and other places where water or other :iquids are extensivelyused. The main sole is seamless and is not perforated for the attachmentthereto of calks or other wearing portions. The foot-wear will lastlonger because of its seamless structure and the fact that the sole andheel may be detached when worn cut. Thel seam between the main sole audthe upper lis such that it is both inexwnsive to form and, at the sainetime, it sheds water or other liquids. The inner rmcring or lining isattached in such a manner that separate operations in securing the sameare not required, oneseam connecting the covering, the upper and theflange of the malin sole.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. Foot-wear comprising an upper made of flexiblef'material, and a soleof metal having a surrounding upturned flange secured to the upper, :theupturned flange kof said sole being bent to provide guides at its frontand its rear end to be engagedby a detachable sole and a detachableheel'respectively.

2.' Foot-wear comprising an upper, and a sole of sheet metal having asurrounding upturnedflange secured to the upper, said upturned flangebeing bent to provide a guide for engagement by a detaehable'solc.

3. Foot-wear comprising an upper, a main sole of sheet metal having anupwardly turned flange, the under side ofthe rear portion of the solebeing in a higher plane than the forward portion and the flange having arib bent from the same at the rear thereof,

and a heel formed separately from the sole and engaging the rib of theflange to be held to the Sole.

L Foot-wear comprising an upper, a main sole of sheetmetal having asurrounding up turned flange, the rear portion of said sole being in ahigher plane'than the forward portion and bent above its lower surfaceto provide guides, and a-heel having guiding portions coperating withtheguides on the main sole. n

5. yFoot-Wear comprising an upper formed of flexible material, and asole of metal having a surrounding upturned flange with a rib extendingaround the `front end thereof and. along opposite sides of the same, thebottom of the sole being curved on an are, and the "ends of the riblying at the sides of the sole being also curved on an arc which isconcentric with the curve of the bottom of the sole.

6. A metal sole having a surroundingupwardly-'extendingflange, the underside of said sole being curved at the forward portion from a point inproximity to the arch of the shoe to the toe thereof and extending in astraight line from said curved portion to the` rear end of the shoe, thesole being formed from one piece of sheet metal, and the upper surfaceof the sole at the heel portion thereof being substantially in a planewith the high point of the arch. v

CHARLES STREB.

Witnesses:

`HABoLn H. SIMMs,

Ana M. Wm'rMo'nn.

